growabrain: Edward Burtynsky

June 24, 2007

Production and consumption

“For every building that rises from the ground, there is a corresponding hole somewhere else where the raw materials have been mined for the construction”. Last week I saw the gripping movie Manufactured Landscapes. It follows Canadian Edward Burtynsky, as he travels to China, Pennsylvania & Bangladesh and documents how nature is being transformed by industry. I highly recommend it. Here is an interview with the director Jennifer Baichwal

44 photos of Chechnya’s rural schools. (From Sargasso)

Betelnut girls are a unique part of Taiwan culture. They sit in brightly-decorated glass booths wearing skimpy outfits, and sell cigarettes, drinks and betelnut to passing drivers

Pint of beer –€4.50. 50 liters of fresh water – €1.50

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